Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) issued tender for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) having Combined Capacity of 2,500 MW across Saudi Arabia.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plant will provide Load Shifting as main application while providing Black start, Frequency regulation and voltage support application through a selectable part of the system’s total capacity for the network at their respective Point of Interconnection (POI).
Following are the project locations:
- Riyadh – 500 MW
- Qaisumah – 500 MW
- Dawadmi – 500 MW
- Al Jouf – 500 MW
- Rabigh – 500 MW
The BESS is expected to replace part load operation of existing power plants by charging & discharging according to the system load variations, primary & secondary reserve and shall also operate to provide voltage and frequency regulations.
